Sujet
Mother and child carving (phemba) honouring female reproductive power, an idealised image of womens role, and by implication of the growth and wealth of the kingdom
Légende
Mother and child carving (phemba) honouring female reproductive power, an idealised image of womens role, and by implication of the growth and wealth of the kingdom, Such figures were often kept in shrines to matrilineal ancestors. Democratic Republic of Congo / Angola, Equatorial Africa. Kongo kingdom. Date / Period : early 19th c
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A15_182
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,2Mo (1,5Mo) / 25,2cm x 35,0cm / 2979 x 4134 (300dpi)